I have read threads how you are not making the Tinybox anymore and you seem to have moved on to new products. I was not saying your products were bad, I was just stating that I know Nick is someone I can depend on and he is a taper which you have stated you are not.
Is Bernhard Vollmer a taper?
Whatever. I have a website, published specifications, official warranty policy, legally registered business which is my main source of income for 10 years now with a full range of products. I also have almost 20 years of experience with various types of live and studio sound production and recording, and a few years of concert promotion to boot. So obviously I am not reliable and have no understanding of the needs of hobbyist concert recordists.
One thing I am not is an "audiophile". To me, an "audiophile" is a person with a thin understanding of physics and a propensity to spend too much time subjectively justifying purchases on which they have spent too much money. My goal as a designer is to make sound production less expensive, not more. This is why I have a product now that is less than half the cost of a tinybox.
Not trying to get into a flame war here but this new product, is it a replacement for the Tinybox? If so, why are all the requests for the Tinybox rather than the new product. Comparing yourself to Bernard Vollmer is also not valid imho. Schoeps does not make a product specific for tapers, tapers just happen to have picked up on their product and use it.
I just stated my preference of preferring the way Nick conducts his business to what I am observing on this site. Nothing in this thread would change my opinion and as said, I am expressing my opinion to the question posed. Many people have had good experiences dealing with you and that is imperative if this is your only source of income. I do know when I was having an issue with my gear (turned out to be a bad cable) I texted Nick while at the show and we walked through troubleshooting how to fix it. Again, just my personal experience.